courtesies

英 [ˈkɜːtɪsiz]

美 [ˈkɜrtəsiz]

n.  礼貌; 谦恭; 彬彬有礼; (正式场合见面时的)客气话
courtesy的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 礼貌;谦恭;彬彬有礼
  Courtesyis politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
  1. ...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies...
     对女士极有风度的绅士
  2. He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my fax.
     他连回复我传真的这点儿礼貌都没有。
• N-SING 礼貌
  If you refer tothe courtesy ofdoing something, you are referring to a polite action.
  1. By extending the courtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them...
     通过礼貌性地给客户打电话，我开始和他们建立起私交。
  2. At least if they're arguing, they're doing you the courtesy of being interested.
     如果他们在争论，那至少是他们出于礼貌向你表示感兴趣。
• N-COUNT (正式场合的)客气话，礼貌话
  Courtesiesare polite, conventional things that people say in formal situations.
  1. Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.
     休和约翰正说着带有相互挤兑意味的客气话。
• ADJ (服务)免费的
  Courtesyis used to describe services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public.
  1. A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.
     有免费班车往返于酒店和市区。
  2. ...a courtesy phone.
     免费电话
• ADJ (拜访)礼节性的
  Acourtesycall or acourtesyvisit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect.
  1. The President paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
     总统对明仁天皇进行了礼节性的拜访。
• N-UNCOUNT (无法律实效的或非正式的)尊称
  Acourtesytitle is a title that someone is allowed to use, although it has no legal or official status.
  1. Both were accorded the courtesy title of Lady...
     两人都被尊称为“夫人”。
  2. My title, by courtesy only, is the Honourable Amalia Lovell.
     人们称我为，当然只是出于礼貌，尊敬的阿马利娅·洛弗尔夫人。
• PREP-PHRASE (用来表示感谢)承蒙…的好意，蒙…提供
  If something is providedcourtesy ofsomeone orby courtesy ofsomeone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them.
  1. The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant...
     女侍者端来几杯饭店赠送的用来庆祝的香槟。
  2. Illustrations by courtesy of the National Gallery.
     图片由国家美术馆提供。
• PREP-PHRASE 作为…的结果;由…引起
  If you say that one thing happenscourtesy ofanother orby courtesy ofanother, you mean that the second thing causes or is responsible for the first thing.
  1. The air was fresh, courtesy of three holes in the roof...
     房顶有3个洞，所以空气很清新。
  2. As millions will have seen, by courtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.
     慢动作重放后，数百万人都可以看到裁判错判了。

双语例句

• The Ministry of education requested proper courtesies regarding cellphones.
  教育部门要求学生正确使用手机。
• As a result, even the smallest courtesies kindle a fire that ignites chemistry and builds kinship.
  结果，即便最小的礼貌也会激发融洽感、点燃亲密的火焰。
• The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long.
  在坎坷的人生道路上，最细微的礼貌犹如在漫长的冬天为我们歌唱的小鸟。
• We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleagues through social courtesies.
  一般来说，美国人通过过去的经营业绩去发现，而不是通过社交礼仪来评判业务伙伴。
• You should give your child the same courtesies you would give to anyone else.
  你应该给你的孩子同样的客套话，你会答应给别人。
• The family organization based on patriarchal blood was the basic structure of feudal country. A whole set of courtesies in feudal society were all based on families.
  以宗法血缘为基础的家庭组织是封建国家的基本结构，封建社会的一整套礼法如三纲五常等无不以家庭为基础。
• Smile at a stranger in the elevator. Oftentimes, we have too many things on our mind and we forget about the little courtesies.
  在电梯对陌生人微笑。因为思考的事太多，我们常常忘记细微的礼节。
• Chinese courtesies have always been formal to follow strict rules, although sometimes Chinese people seem to be impolite according to Western norms in public places.
  尽管在西式标准的公共场合下，中国人有时似乎显得不够礼貌。但中国式的礼貌，却有它自己的严格规则。
• You will miss smiles, brief conversation, and small courtesies with strangers.
  你会看不见了微笑，简短的谈话，还有与陌生人细小的礼节。
• Hugh and John were exchanging faintly barbed courtesies.
  休和约翰正说着带有相互挤兑意味的客气话。